Brief Profile:
Music Major -- piano, bassoon, trombone, percussion, voice Dean's List--4 years Research Work experience post-college: marketing manager in software 2 years Doctor Shadowing Volunteering--hospital + free clinic (+2 years) Sunday School teacher
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2008
Undergraduate college: The University of Chicago
Undergraduate Area of study: Fine Arts/Architecture
8/14/08: I originally chose my schools very broadly, hoping that one of those reach/probable schools will see something in me and give me an interview. I only need to get into 1 school!! And though there are some great schools in Ohio, I'd really like to get the heck outta here. I've had enough of Ohio for the past two years and I need a change of scenery. Please, Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still have Georgetown, Yale, and U.Toledo secondaries to fill out, but I think I'm burnt out. I keep doubting myself and my qualities, whether I can get into medical school or not. This kind of negative thinking is simply disastrous, I know. College was a personally rough period (father's consecutive heart surgeries, death of my grandfather, etc.), and my GPA shows it. I wanted to make up for my GPA through my MCAT score, but my real MCAT score turned out lower than my practice scores (~35), which was a total bummer! Thankfully, I got a perfect T in writing, but I'm told that schools could care less. haha...now, I feel like I am incapable of representing myself sufficiently on paper, b/c of my not so stellar numbers. :( I keep telling myself that this is only the beginning of the race, that I must have hope! But frankly, it's much easier said than done.
Nonetheless, I'm going to keep pushing through and write the remaining secondaries. I have yet to receive Drexel and Emory secondaries. Vanderbilt's a bit unique, so it's either a rejection or an invite to secondary/interview with them. I highly doubt that I'll get an invite there. And I just added Jefferson yesterday, because I got nervous all of a sudden. Hopefully, they'll send me a secondary soon. :)
6:40PM - As expected, got a rejection letter from Vanderbilt. Gotta keep my chin up...somehow.
9/10/2008: OMGOSH! Just got a call from Wright State for an interview!!!!! amazing~~~ I've been crying for the past few minutes. Jesus truly provides...
9/16/2008: We lost electricity for a few days, which prevented me from checking my email. To my surprise, MSU had sent an interview invite!!!!!!! This is very exciting! :D I am so thankful that I've come thus far. But, the date has been scheduled so soon that I'm a bit nervous already. I need to prepare!!
User #11350 took the old MCAT and scored a which is in the percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a on the updated scale which is in the percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #11350’s section scores as follows:
User #11350 scored a 10 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #11350 scored a 12 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #11350 scored a 10 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.